On Saturday a crash occurred on Highway U at County Road 3180 in Dent County as an 18 -year-old Salem man failed to slow down at an intersection, traveled across County Road 3180 and struck a tree.
The driver was taken by air evac to Mercy Hospital in Springfield, the 16-year-old passenger sustained minor injuries and chose to seek his own treatment.
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Neither occupant was wearing a safety device.
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